'Feels very personal': Alden Ehrenreich opens up about MCU's 'Ironheart' role
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Dominique Thorne was previously seen as 'Ironheart' in Letitia Wright's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.' After last year's 'Ms.Marvel,' this year we have 'Ironheart'. Needless to say, it is one of the most highly anticipated series this year. Ironheart is one of the several television shows being released this year from Marvel Studios, featuring Dominique Thorne as the eponymous hero following her breakout role in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'. Joining Thorne is an ensemble cast that includes the likes of Anthony Ramos, who's playing the mystical The Hood, and Alden Ehrenreich, who is playing a character yet to be named.
That's not stopping the 'Cocaine Bear' star, Alden Ehrenreich from breaking his silence on the project, confirming his involvement Sunday in a media appearance at Sundance. Regardless, the series will consist of six episodes, with Sam Bailey directing the first three and Angela Barnes directing the last three episodes of the series.
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Alden Ehrenreich, whose character details are yet to be unveiled recently confessed how close the movie is to him. He said, "Ironheart is big, but it also feels very personal. And so I really appreciated that about it, and it was fun. It was nice to go back and do a big one like that," Ehrenreich told DiscussingFilm at the film festival.
We talked to Alden Ehrenreich about his arrival to the MCU with a mystery role in ‘IRONHEART’. pic.twitter.com/s4Pajt59hq
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Regardless, the series may differ from the comics. According to a Comicbook interview, it has yet to be seen if Robert Downey Jr. will return as the AI version of Tony Stark, comparable to the comics storyline involving the two characters. Thorne did say, however, that the show is diverting a bit from the story of the source material.
"They definitely are similar, but definitely two independent expressions of this beautiful mind," Thorne told us last November. "I think the answer to that is best left to the series next year, so that's where you'll have to come for the truthful answer to that question." "I do think in Riri's creation of this suit, or pursuing a build like that, I think that there's an inherent acknowledgment of what Tony Stark did by creating this suit of armor," Thorne added. "I think for someone as ambitious as Riri Williams, it's without a doubt something that draws you in and begs your attention. As you can tell from the movie, that ambition will lead where it will lead and this time it's led to her being in line with him by creating her very own suit of armor."
'Ironheart' is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ in late 2023.